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TheCasualParry t1_itmvnt3 wrote

I wonder how living in Taiwan is... Having Society as a priority sounds like the best option for me (at least objectively).

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Cubelia t1_itqclhd wrote

Taiwanese here, I'd say we mostly recognize the problems by ourselves(self aware). The interviews are pretty much spot on.

  • Good social relationship(knowing as many people as you can) is a must have if you work in Taiwan.

  • Price index/inflation(material well-being) is a rising concern, especially real estate market(dare I say it's shit).

  • Taiwan is a small place, you wouldn't have to worry about arranging and traveling 500+ km just to have family reunion.

  • Work hour and wage(occupation) is a problem(again, shit) compared to western countries. Hard working is pretty much taken to the next level in Taiwan. We're well aware of this but life still has to go on. (This has some sort of correlation with craving for freedom.)

  • We have one of the best national health care system in the world, that's why we're not really concerned about health.(though cancer prevalence rate is still concerning)

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TheCasualParry t1_itqcy5c wrote

Everything sounds fine or normal (at least to me), except the working thing. I hope you have a non-stressful job.

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Cubelia t1_itr18gq wrote

Thanks man, contentment is strong among Taiwanese citizens and we're happy about what we have now, no worries on my part!

Additional info on society: Again, Taiwan is so small and the chances of meeting someone you knew is quite a thing, not crazy common but possible.(population density is 640 people/km^2)

i.e. Your colleague or even the boss might be your old schoolmate or used to be at the same platoon(if you served in the military). Chances are, just eating in a random restaurant and met with your old friend is entirely possible.

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Raphael-no-Mauny t1_itmyzko wrote

While I would agree with you, I suspect that it is heavily counter balanced by the second one. Society is priority but society purpose is to serves the second priority which is material consumption. So my guess is that it's not very different than most western country that probably lies to themself when giving their priorities. I think the only difference is that Taiwanese people are self aware.

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Skrachen t1_itoywwy wrote

The poll was an open-ended question, so I guess people will say the first things that come to their minds.

Now in Taiwan, we have regular threats of invasion from a country which society works very differently, so that's probably the reason why society and freedom rank so high. They also rank high in South Korea, probably for the same reason.

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cgjh93 t1_ito42ph wrote

Ukraine would also have society as the top priority

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Efficient-Sport-6673 t1_itoxtdx wrote

Really? Then why is it such a corrupt country?

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cgjh93 t1_itp5f6f wrote

I say that less about how the country operattes, and more because of the time surveyed (Spring 2021). I'm guessing that Taiwan wanting to be its own society and not China is influencing that outcome. Hence, I believe Ukraine would similarly have society as #1 right now.

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